Canada’s north is one of fastest warming areas in the world, with temperatures increasing at 2-3 times the global average. The Town of Churchill, a Manitoba municipality located some 1000 kilometres north of Winnipeg on the western edge of the Hudson Bay, is taking action to address a rapidly changing climate. By adapting municipal infrastructure and calling on government and industry to climate-proof supply chains that support the region, Churchill is hoping to bring attention to communities that sit on permafrost below the 60th parallel that often go overlooked.
(Arctic) North but Maybe Not North Enough: Adapting Sub-Arctic Communities and Infrastructure to a Changing Climate (The Arctic Institute)
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